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Expedition 55 Education Inflight Interview - Fairchild Botanic Tropical Garden

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Опубликовано: 26 апр. 2018 г.

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https://energia.ru/ru/news/news-2018/news_04-26_1.html

https://www.roscosmos.ru/25013/

В РКК «Энергия» проведен эксперимент по моделированию бортовой деятельности экипажа на макете НЭМ
27.04.2018

Сотрудники летно-испытательного отдела РКК «Энергия» (входит в ГК «РОСКОСМОС») совместно с представителями Института медико-биологических проблем Российской академии наук (ИМБП РАН) и Центра подготовки космонавтов имени Ю.А. Гагарина завершили эксперимент по моделированию бортовой деятельности экипажа в эргономическом макете научно-энергетического модуля (НЭМ).

Испытательная бригада состояла из двух экипажей и группы специалистов, которая выполняла функции ЦУПа. Условный «план полёта» космонавтов и оснащение макета в данном эксперименте были подобраны таким образом, чтобы оценить взаимодействие между экипажем, оборудованием и функциональными зонами модуля.

В ходе эксперимента, который проводился 24 и 26 апреля, был смоделирован рабочий день экипажа из трех человек: имитировались ручной режим стыковки с грузовым кораблём, работа с научной аппаратурой, техническое обслуживание и ремонт модуля.

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В дальнейшем на макете планируется проводить экспериментальную отработку бортовых инструкций и методик по этому модулю, а также документации по интеграции его в Российский сегмент МКС. Оценка эргономики будет проводиться уже на следующем этапе создания НЭМ - на лётном изделии.

- Мы сформировали экипажи из тех, кто участвовал в подготовке эксперимента: командир из ЦПК, инженер из «Энергии», исследователь - из ИМБП. Это модель экипажей будущего, наиболее эффективно работающих, когда каждый выполняет свою функцию. Результаты эксперимента убедительно доказывают, что проектанты грамотно подошли к разработке конструкции модуля, учли и предложения космонавтов, и вопросы технической эстетики. Предложений и замечаний, по сути, оказалось не так уж и много, и все они войдут в отчетную документацию. На переходе к стадии изготовления летного изделия можно смело сказать, что эргономическое обеспечение НЭМ проведено нами в полном объеме, - подвел итоги организатор эксперимента, начальник летно-испытательного отдела «Энергии» Марк Серов.

Андрей Борисенко, лётчик-космонавт:

- Задача командира экипажа и на Земле, и в космосе одна и та же: выполнить все, что необходимо сделать по целевой программе дня. Наши пожелания будут направлены на совершенствование работы членов экипажа и взаимодействие с ЦУПом. Будет очень здорово, если мне выпадет счастливая возможность работать на этом модуле. Очень хотелось бы увидеть его в составе Российского сегмента МКС!

Евгений Прокопьев, инженер лётно-испытательного отдела:

- Мы работали по циклограмме типового дня. Выполняли когнитивные, психологические тесты по оценке состояния членов экипажа, визуально-инструментальное наблюдение Земли и так далее. Также нашей задачей было в буквальном смысле мешать друг другу, чтобы выявить слабые места совместной деятельности. Меня как инженера-конструктора больше всего интересовала проблема досягаемости оборудования, его монтаж и демонтаж, прокладка кабелей.

Евгений Микрин, генеральный конструктор РКК «Энергия»:

- Такие эксперименты – неотъемлемая часть процесса создания изделия, их обязательно следует своевременно проводить. Я наблюдал за ходом эксперимента – смотрел, как работает экипаж, поскольку руководитель обязан досконально понимать, как идёт развитие проекта на любой его стадии. Иначе космическая техника и не делается!

   

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http://gctc.ru/main.php?id=4192

Космонавты Андрей Борисенко и Николай Чуб приняли участие в эксперименте по моделированию бортовой деятельности экипажа на макете НЭМ

27 апреля 2018 | Космонавты

Сотрудники лётно-испытательного отдела РКК «Энергия» совместно с представителями Института медико-биологических проблем Российской академии наук и Центра подготовки космонавтов имени Ю.А. Гагарина завершили эксперимент по моделированию бортовой деятельности экипажа в эргономическом макете научно-энергетического модуля (НЭМ).

Испытательная бригада состояла из двух экипажей и группы специалистов, которая выполняла функции ЦУПа. Командирами экипажей были космонавты отряда космонавтов «РОСКОСМОСа» Андрей Борисенко и Николай Чуб. Также в каждом экипаже работали инженер из «Энергии» и исследователь из ИМБП. Условный «план полёта» космонавтов и оснащение макета в данном эксперименте были подобраны таким образом, чтобы оценить взаимодействие между экипажем, оборудованием и функциональными зонами модуля.

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В ходе эксперимента, который проводился 24 и 26 апреля, был смоделирован рабочий день экипажа из трёх человек: имитировались ручной режим стыковки с грузовым кораблём, работа с научной аппаратурой, техническое обслуживание и ремонт модуля. Выполнялись когнитивные, психологические тесты по оценке состояния членов экипажа, визуально-инструментальное наблюдение Земли и т.д.

В дальнейшем на макете планируется экспериментально отработать бортовые инструкции и методики по этому модулю, а также документации по интеграции его в российский сегмент МКС. Оценка эргономики будет проводиться уже на следующем этапе создания НЭМ –  на лётном изделии.

«Задача командира экипажа и на Земле, и в космосе одна и та же: выполнить всё, что необходимо по целевой программе дня, – отметил Герой Российской Федерации, лётчик-космонавт РФ Андрей Борисенко. – Наши пожелания будут направлены на совершенствование работы членов экипажа и взаимодействие с ЦУПом. Будет очень здорово, если мне выпадет возможность работать на этом модуле. Хотелось бы увидеть его в составе российского сегмента МКС!»

Источник: Пресс-служба ЦПК по данным РКК «Энергия», фото РКК «Энергия»

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Space to Ground: Color of the Sun: 04/27/2018

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 27 апр. 2018 г.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/04/26/iss-daily-summary-report-4262018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/26/2018

NanoRacks Module-66:

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The crew removed NanoRacks Module-66 fr om the NanoRacks Platform-1 today for return on the SpaceX-14 vehicle. This investigation examines fibril formation and beta amyloid peptides in microgravity using a fluorescence spectrometer. Alzheimer's disease, an irreversible neurodegenerative process, is characterized by formation of neurofibrillary tangles of tau protein and plaques, or clumps of amyloid beta peptide, that kill brain cells. Research suggests that an intermediate stage in fibril formation is ten times more toxic and may play a greater role in cell death and development of Alzheimer's disease. Results from this investigation could help identify a means to slow down the rate at which Alzheimer's disease affects the brain or to eliminate toxic effects of the beta amyloid peptides.

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Vascular Echo Mobil-O-Graph (MOG):

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The crew configured the MOG with the European Physiology Modules (EPM) laptop to prepare for future use of the MOG during 24-hour Vascular Echo blood pressure monitoring sessions. The MOG is an ambulatory blood pressure and pulse wave analysis monitoring and recording system that doesn't interfere with other crew activities or sleep. The aim is to measure and quantify cardiac and vascular structural and functional changes during 6 months of spaceflight and up to one year of recovery. At the start of a session, the crewmember will connect the MOG to the EPM laptop, set up the MOG, and don the device for 24 hours.

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Circadian Rhythms:

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A crewmember completed a Circadian Rhythms experiment session today and removed the armband monitor, watch and Thermolab double sensors, which were worn for 36 hours. The objective of the experiment is to get a better understanding of any alterations in circadian rhythms in humans during long-term space flights. Such knowledge will not only provide important insights into the adaptations of the human autonomic nervous system in space over time, but also has significant practical implications by helping to improve physical exercise, rest- and work shifts as well as fostering adequate workplace illumination in the sense of occupational healthcare in future space missions.

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Meteor:

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The crew replacde the hard drive in the Meteor laptop today. The Meteor payload is a visible spectroscopy instrument used to observe meteors in Earth orbit. Meteor uses image analysis to provide information on the physical and chemical properties of the meteoroid dust, such as size, density, and chemical composition. Since the parent comets or asteroids for most of the meteor showers are identified, the study of the meteoroid dust on orbit provides information about the parent comets and asteroids.

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TangoLab-1:

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The crew removed a card containing experiment cubes from the TangoLab-1 facility today. The TangoLab-1 locker is a reconfigurable general research facility designed for microgravity research and development and pilot manufacturing on the ISS.

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Service Module Release 8.10 (SM 8.10):

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Overnight ground specialists in Moscow performed a upd ate to the Russian Segment Service Module (SM) software. This update will allow for the integration of the new Russian Ku-band radio system called ШСС (Broadband Communication System). The update also integrates the new US crew vehicles and adds the capability for performing Optimal Propellant attitude Maneuvers (OPM) under Russian segment control.

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Node 3 Low Temperature Loop (LTL) Pump Package Assembly (PPA) R&R:

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Today the crew completed an R&R of the Node 3 Low Temperature Loop (LTL) Pump Package Assembly (PPA). This PPA was experiencing sudden drops in impeller speed when se t to the higher speed needed to support an Internal Active Thermal Control System (IATCS) single loop configuration. Engineering teams determined that the PPA was deteriorating and needed to be replaced with an available spare. There are two of these pumps installed in the US Lab, Node 2 and Node 3 modules which provide water cooling to payloads and critical systems avionics.

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Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations:

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Today the crew swapped out Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) on the EMU Don/Doff Assembly (EDDA) to perform an annual dump and fill of the Portable Life Support System (PLSS) water tank with iodinated water. This is required to protect the EMU water systems which are sensitive to contamination. The crew also gathered and configured tools and equipment required for the upcoming US EVA PFCS Relocate currently planned on 16-May.

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Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) operations:

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Today ground robotics controllers used the SSRMS to install the Materials Transfer Tray (MTT) onto the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) ORU Transfer Interface (JOTI). JOTI was retracted into the JEM Airlock wh ere it will remain until tomorrow morning for thermal conditioning. The crew is scheduled to remove the MTT from the slide table tomorrow.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/04/27/astronauts-and-robotics-controllers-prepping-dragon-for-departure/

Astronauts and Robotics Controllers Prepping Dragon for Departure

Mark Garcia
Posted Apr 27, 2018 at 1:33 pm


Houston, Texas, the home of NASA's Johnson Space Center, and Galveston Bay are pictured from the space station at an altitude of about 250 miles.

Robotics controllers and Expedition 55 crew members are getting ready for the departure of the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship next week. The commercial space freighter will leave the International Space Station and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday loaded with cargo for retrieval and analysis.

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Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold powered up command and communications gear today that will aid the crew when Dragon departs the station on Wednesday at 10:22 a.m. EDT. NASA TV will begin its live coverage of the departure activities at 10 a.m. Dragon will splashdown in the Pacific Ocean about six hours later to be recovered by SpaceX and NASA personnel. The splashdown off the southern coast of California will not be seen on NASA TV.

The Canadarm2 will be remotely maneuvered today to grapple Dragon today while it is still attached to the Harmony module. In the meantime the 57.7-foot-long robotic arm and its fine-tuned robotic hand, also known as Dextre, are completing the installation of an external materials exposure experiment outside of Japan's Kibo laboratory module.

Astronauts Drew Feustel and Scott Tingle are still packing Dragon today with a variety of cargo including space station hardware and research samples. The STaARS-1 experiment facility has completed a year of operations at the station and is being readied for its return aboard Dragon next week. The research device supported observations of living systems exposed to simulated gravity such as Earth, the Moon and Mars. Feustel also stowed faulty life support gear in Dragon for refurbishment back on Earth.

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Право на космос

Телестудия Роскосмоса

Опубликовано: 27 апр. 2018 г.

24 апреля 2018 года состоялся сеанс связи Верховного Суда Российской Федерации с Международной космической станцией. Командир МКС, космонавт Антон Шкаплеров, юрист по второму образованию, ответил на вопросы и рассказал о правовых особенностях международной космической деятельности.

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Oleg Artemyev‏Подлинная учетная запись @OlegMKS 13 ч. назад

«Гагаринский старт» на Байконуре ждет следующий корабль, который стартует в июне. А мы очень ждем с ним экипаж Сергея Прокопьева...
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Gagarin's Start is a launch site at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Коренные гавайцы!    ( (C), м/ф Приключения капитана Врунгеля)

Ricky Arnold‏Подлинная учетная запись @astro_ricky 6 ч. назад

We are getting the band back together.

Oleg Artemyev‏Подлинная учетная запись @OlegMKS 7 ч. назад

Внимание, внимание! Выступает группа АстроГавайи! Три маэстро-виртуоза: Дрю и Скотт — на гитарах, Рикки — на гавайском барабане играют и поют популярные техасские мелодии. Мы с Антоном на перуанских дудках только чуть вставляем, что можем, чему научились за 20 минут.

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Oleg Artemyev‏Подлинная учетная запись @OlegMKS 9 ч. назад

Вот так по выходным проходят наши приватные видеоконференции с семьей. . Every weekend we have the opportunity to communicate with the family.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/04/27/iss-daily-summary-report-4272018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/27/2018

Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Airlock (JEMAL) Materials ISS Experiment – Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) Operations:

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The crew extended the JEMAL Slide Table into the JEM and removed the MISSE Transfer Tray (MTT) from the table. They also removed the JEM ORU Transfer Interface (JOTI), which was configured to support the MTT, from the table.

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Space Technology and Advanced Research Systems (STaARS):

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The crew removed the STaARS-1 experiment facility this morning for return on the SpaceX-14 vehicle. The STaARS-1 facility supported biotechnology and life science investigations to characterize the effects of microgravity on living systems, targeting the molecular responses that alter cell physiology and lead to unique cellular processes and the production of novel compounds that can impact pharmaceutical, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, biofuel, and discovery sciences.

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Space Headaches:

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Two 53S crewmembers completed the weekly questionnaire for the ESA Space Headaches investigation today. This investigation collects information that may help in the development of methods to alleviate associated symptoms and improve the well-being and performance of crewmembers in space. Headaches during space flight can negatively affect mental and physical capacities of crewmembers that can influence performance during a space mission.

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Node 3 (N3) External Wireless Communication (EWC) Systems Installation:

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The crew installed the N3 internal hardware required to interface with the EWC antennas that were installed during US EVA 49. Once installed, the BelAir Wireless Access Point (WAP) and associated coaxial, Ethernet, and power cabling will allow Joint Station Local Area Network (LAN) (JSL) data transmission to external payloads from these new external locations. The first payload scheduled to use this capability is ECOSTRESS arriving on SpaceX-15.

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Dragon Cargo Operations:

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The crew continued loading Dragon with cargo scheduled for return. Today the crew completed the fourth Dragon Cargo Message less 1 hour. The fifth cargo message, which includes Dragon Center Stack packing instructions, will be uploaded to the crew this weekend. SpaceX-14 is currently scheduled to unberth on May 2 at 9:32 AM CDT.

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Node 3 (N3) Mass Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Troubleshooting:

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The reinstallation of the original ORU 08 (S/N F0001) last Thursday did not resolve the diverging constituent data issue in the N3 MCA. Data review continues to point towards the ORU 02 as the likely cause of the anomalous readings. Today, the crew removed both ORU 02 and ORU 08 for return and refurbishment on SpaceX-14. ORU 08 (S/N F0002) is currently being re-installed in the N3 MCA and the rear utilities will be left de-mated so that the crew will not need to rotate the rack to install the next available ORU 02 spare scheduled for arrival on SpaceX-15.

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Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) operations:

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Overnight, the ground Robotics Controllers will stow the Robot Micro Conical Tool (RMCT) and Tool Holder Assembly (THA) used during Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) robotics operations. Once complete, they will stow the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) and complete a SSRMS walk-off to the Node 2 Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF). Tonight's operations will conclude with the grapple of Dragon in preparation for unberth next Wednesday, 2 May at 9:32 AM CDT.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/04/30/crew-packs-dragon-with-science-while-continuing-more-space-research/

Crew Packs Dragon With Science While Continuing More Space Research

Mark Garcia
Posted Apr 30, 2018 at 1:38 pm


Flight Engineer Drew Feustel holds sample bags that had been collected, documented and inspected for the Protein Crystal Growth-9 experiment.

The Expedition 55 crew members are packing up the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft today for its return to Earth on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the six International Space Station residents continue operating a multitude of space experiments while ensuring the orbital lab remains in tip-top shape.

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NASA astronauts Scott Tingle and Ricky Arnold transferred an array of biological samples from station science freezers to specialized freezers stowed inside Dragon. The research samples are for analysis by scientists and are among a variety of cargo, including station hardware for refurbishment, returning to Earth inside Dragon Wednesday.

NASA TV begins its live coverage of the Dragon departure at 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. Robotics controllers on the ground will command the Canadarm2 to release Dragon at 10:22 a.m. Tingle will be in the Cupola monitoring the release and departure activities. Dragon will fire its engines for the final time at 3:06 p.m. beginning its descent back into Earth's atmosphere before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean around 4 p.m. NASA TV will not cover Dragon's splashdown about 260 miles southwest of Long Beach, Calif.

Flight Engineer Drew Feustel tended to a variety of experiment hardware today supporting life science and biomedical research. He spent the morning working on the Multi-Use Variable-G Platform that houses tiny organisms such as fruit flies, flatworms, plants, fish and cells. Feustel then configured the Human Research Facility-2 with gear enabling ongoing observations of the physical and mental changes taking place in astronauts living in space.

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ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/30/2018

Japanese Small Satellite Orbital Deployer 8 (J-SSOD#8 ):

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Today the crew extended the Slide Table into the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) from the JEM Airlock (JEMAL) and installed the Multipurpose Experiment Platform (MPEP). They then installed two J-SSOD#8 deployers on the MPEP. The J-SSODs are used to launch small satellites from the JEM Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS). The crew will also set up and photograph flags for the United Nations, Costa Rica, Kenya and Turkey. The Slide Table will then be retracted back into the JEMAL.

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Multi-Use Variable-G Platform (MVP):

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The crew fixed specific Drosophila modules and ins erted them into a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) today. MVP is used to conduct research in space with a wide variety of sample types, such as fruit flies, flatworms, plants, fish, cells, protein crystals and many others. It includes internal carousels that simultaneously can produce up to 2 g of artificial gravity. Each carousel hosts 6 separate removable experiment modules on each carousel. Video and still imagery, including microscopy, can be included. The platform also provides temperature and humidity controls and monitors and records oxygen and carbon dioxide levels.

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Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) Protein Crystal Growth (PCG)-9:

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The crew removed PCG-9 sample bags containing Copper Sulfate from a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) and checked them for crystal growth. Crystals were observed in all of the sample bags, so the crew photographed and extracted fluid from the bags prior to the samples being returned to the MELFI. The Wisconsin Crystal Growing Contest-Wisconsin Space Crystal Mission (CASIS PCG 9) investigation provides student researchers the opportunity to explore crystal growth in the microgravity environment of the ISS. Crystals grown without the influence of gravity have shown to contain fewer imperfections and grow to larger sizes. Middle and high school students compete to grow the most perfect ground-based crystal, as judged by experts in the crystallography field. The students who present the crystals with the fewest imperfections have the opportunity to fly their experiments to the space station.

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Divert Unwanted Space Trash (DUST):

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On Saturday the crew collected samples and photographs of various vents in the US Laboratory and Nodes 1, 2 and 3. They then ins erted the samples in to cold stowage and downlinked the photographs. The DUST investigation collects and analyzes particulates in airborne debris from the ISS cabin. Unique aspects of the spacecraft environment, such as lack of gravity and no fresh air, influence the size, quantity, and components of airborne particulate matter, which in turn affects air quality aboard the station. The data also provides baseline information for future spacecraft particle detector design, and the debris can be used for realistic testing of possible particulate monitors for future long-duration missions.

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Human Research Facility (HRF)-2:

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Today the crew installed a payload drawer containing the new HRF centrifuge in to the HRF-2 rack. The HRF racks support human life science research that evaluates the physiological, behavioral, and chemical changes induced by space flight. Experiments that use the capabilities provided by the racks will produce data to help scientists understand how the human body adapts to long-duration space flight.

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Dragon Cargo Transfer:

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The crew continued transferring cargo to the Dragon vehicle today. Samples were moved from Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI)-2 and MELFI-3 to the Polar freezers identified for return. Tomorrow, the crew will load the center stack cargo as well as close out and egress the vehicle. While release of Dragon is currently scheduled for Wednesday, 2 May, the weather forecast at the Prime Recovery site is marginal. Teams continue to evaluate weather conditions and planners will rescheduled cargo operations if necessary to support a slip to the backup landing date of 5 May.

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Node 3 (N3) Low Temperature Loop (LTL) Status:

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Saturday, the N3 LTL pump unexpectedly shutdown. This pump was installed last Thursday due to degraded performance of the old N3 LTL pump. The system successfully transitioned to single Moderate Temperature (MT) and cooling to all N3 hardware was maintained. Engineering teams reviewed the data and were not able to identify the cause of the pump shutdown; pump performance appeared to be nominal until the event. The N3 LTL pump was restarted Sunday morning and has been operating nominally in single LTL mode. Tomorrow, the N3 will be transitioned to Dual Loop Mode in order to put the system in a nominal configuration prior to SpaceX-14 unberth. Ground teams will continue to monitor pump performance.

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Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) Operations:

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Saturday morning, the Robotics Ground Controllers maneuvered the SSRMS and the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) Arm2 to stow Robot Micro Conical Tool 2 (RMCT2) on SPDM Tool Holder Assembly 2 (THA2). After performing the SPDM Backup Drive Unit (BDU) checkouts (required every 180 days), they maneuvered SSRMS as required to stow SPDM on MBS PDGF2. Next they maneuvered SSRMS to walk off on Node2 PDGF and finally they grapple Dragon Flight Releasable Grapple Fixture (FRGF). SSRMS is now in position for Dragon Unberth and Release planned Wednesday, May 2nd. MSS performance was nominal.

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Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations:

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Today the crew initiated a Metox canister regeneration cycle in preparation for the upcoming US EVA Pump Flow Control System (PFCS) Relocate currently planned on May 16th. Shortly after initiating the cycle, however, the LAB Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) unit shutdown due to a fault. Flight Rules do not allow for Metox regeneration when CDRA is unavailable and the operation was terminated and rescheduled for tomorrow.

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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-science-to-return-to-earth-aboard-spacex-dragon-spacecraft-1

May 1, 2018

NASA Science to Return to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft


The SpaceX Dragon splashes down in the Pacific Ocean in May of 2016 after resupplying the Expedition 47 mission.
Credits: SpaceX
Read more about SpaceX Dragon missions to the space station.

SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, May 5, west of Baja California, with more than 4,000 pounds of NASA cargo, science and technology demonstration samples fr om the International Space Station.

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The Dragon spacecraft will be taken by ship to Long Beach, wh ere some cargo will be removed immediately for return to NASA. Dragon then will be prepared for a return trip to SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas, for final processing.

A variety of technological and biological studies are returning in Dragon.

Samples from the Metabolic Tracking study will help researchers understand the effects of microgravity on the metabolic impact of five different therapeutic compounds. This investigation determines the feasibility of developing improved pharmaceuticals in microgravity using a new method to test the metabolic impacts of drug compounds. This could lead to more effective, less expensive drugs.

The APEX-06 investigation studied the growth, development, and gene expression profiles of seedlings from the monocot Brachypodium distachyon. Most major cereal grain crops used to produce food belong to a class of plants called monocotyledons or monocots, flowering plants whose seeds typically contain only one embryonic leaf. This investigation will lead to a better understanding of the molecular and developmental mechanisms that contribute to adaptation to spaceflight conditions. In the long term, results may also lead to the development of strategies aimed at improving monocot adaptability to spaceflight parameters, which would be beneficial for future human space exploration as monocots provide many food staples.

Fruit Fly Lab–03 is the third mission of the Fruit Fly Lab aboard the station using the model organism Drosophila melanogaster. Drosophila are used for research because approximately //77%20percent%20of%20human%20disease%20genes[MOU1] have analogs in the fruit fly genome. This mission studied the effects of the space environment on innate immunity, which is the branch of the immune system responsible for quick, non-specific responses to infection. This subject is important for preparing for future exploration as immune system dysfunction and infections are potential risks for astronauts on long-duration space exploration missions.

Dragon is the only space station resupply spacecraft currently capable of returning cargo to Earth, and this was the second trip to the orbiting laboratory for this spacecraft, which completed its first mission nearly two years ago. SpaceX launched its 14th NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission to the station April 2 from Space Launch Complex 40 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket that also previously launched its 12th NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission to the station.

For more than 17 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. A global endeavor, more than 200 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,300 research investigations from researchers in more than 100 countries.

[MOU1]So in the video of Sharmila for the other ftuit fly experiment, she says 75, so maybe this one should match that, even though that video won't be public until the following week...

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Last Updated: May 1, 2018
Editor: Mark Garcia

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Anton Shkaplerov‏ @Anton_Astrey 7 ч. назад

Я и не заметил, как пролетело время... Столько интересных и незабываемых дней вне Земли! А у нас вахта продолжается! // How quick time passes! So many interesting and unforgettable days on Earth's orbit!

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Scott D. Tingle‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Maker 21 ч. назад

More work on the Multi-Constituent Analyzer (MCA)!

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/05/01/dragon-packed-with-nasa-science-experiments-for-saturday-return/

Dragon Packed with NASA Science Experiments for Saturday Return

Mark Garcia
Posted May 1, 2018 at 2:54 pm


The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship was gripped by the Canadarm2 robotic arm on April 27, 2018 in preparation for its detachment from the Harmony module and its release back to Earth for splashdown and retrieval in the Pacific Ocean.

The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is packed with International Space Station hardware and scientific samples ready for return to Earth on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Expedition 55 crew members continued maintenance of the orbital lab and space research operations.

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Dragon's departure was pushed back from Wednesday after SpaceX personnel observed high sea states in the Pacific Ocean splashdown zone southwest of Long Beach, California. Its remotely controlled release from the Canadarm2 is now scheduled for Saturday at 9:30 a.m. EDT with live NASA TV coverage beginning at 9 a.m. Dragon's splashdown is targeted at about 3 p.m. but will not be seen on NASA TV.

Mice living on the station have been transferred to specialized habitats in Dragon. They will be studied on Earth to observe how their bones and muscles have changed during their stay in microgravity. Other critical biological samples preserved in science freezers, such as plants, insects and human tissue, have also been transferred into Dragon for retrieval and analysis.

The astronauts and cosmonauts living on the space station exercise every day to maintain strong bones and muscles on orbit. One of the workout machines, the Advanced Resistance Exercise Device (ARED), got a tune up today amid the Dragon close out activities. Flight Engineer Drew Feustel greased the ARED's rails and rollers and inspected its x-axis rotation points.

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Human Spaceflight‏Подлинная учетная запись @esaspaceflight 24 апр.

The official portrait for the Expedition 56 crewmembers is all smiles. #Classpicture day for @OlegMKS, @Astro_Feustel, @astro_ricky, Sergei Prokopev, @Astro_Alex & @AstroSerena

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Human Spaceflight‏Подлинная учетная запись @esaspaceflight 5 ч. назад

What's space got to do with #asthma? The Airway monitoring experiment is investigating astronauts lung health to shed light on diagnostic tools for patients on Earth. @Astro_Alex is prepping to participate in our #ImageOfTheWeek #WorldAsthmaDay http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/05/Deep_breath ...

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Spacepatches.nl
9 ч · 

New and updated version of the Expedition 57 crew patch.